MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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